Cradle.



J. BARTA.

CRADLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22, 1903.

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CRADLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,993, dated November24, 1903.

1 Application filed August 22, 1903. 'Serial No. 170.432. (No model.)

To all whom, t ntay con/cern:

Be it known that I,JOHN BARTA, a citizen of the United States, residingat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented anew and useful Cradle, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionis a combined cradle and bed; and the object of my inventionis to provide a cradle with a projecting hood at the head and to providemeans whereby without the use of tools or additional parts the saidcradle may be converted into a childs bed with rollers thereon.

My invention consists in a cradle having a hinged end and hood at thehead which can be swung downward, the end of the cradle forming when inahorizontal position an eX- tension of the bottom and the hood becomingthe head of the bed.

My invention also comprises rollers carried by the ends of the' rockersand adapted to be turned downward and looked in a vertical position.

My invention further comprises the novel features of construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described, particularly pointed out inthe claims, and shown in the accompanying` drawings, in which- Figure lis a perspective View of my cradle. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of sameconverted into a bed. Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of thesupporting-legs, showing the manner of connecting the rocker and thecaster to the same. lFig. 4 is a similar View, the leg being turned to avertical position. Fig. 5 is a plan view of an end portion of a rockerwith the caster in a horizontal or inoperative position.

In constructing my cradle I employ abody A, of wood or metal and of anypreferred design. The head end of this body comprises a rectangularframe A', having angled Vertiframes comprise bars or members A5, angledthroughout a portion of their length, the lower ends of the angledportions resting when the hood is in its normal position on the upperside bars A6 of the body and acting both as a support| for the hood andas a stop to limit inward swinging movement of the en d frame A.

oted to the end frame and having aplurality of notches therein adaptedto iit over the pin AT.

When formed of metal, I prefer to have the corner-pieces B of the bodyportion angled, and these extend downward below the body portion,forming the supporting-legs. The lower ends B' of these supporting-legsare bent inward and the rocker C, formed of a broad curved plate, isriveted to the inward bent portion B. The end portion of each rocker isreduced in width, being cut out along the inner side, as shown at C2. Aplate C3 is carried by each end of each rocker, being interposed betweenthe rocker and the end B, and adjacent the legs B the plates arecrimped, and pivot-pins CVL are carried by the crimped portions,the saidpins being arranged at a right angle to the rocker and extending intothe cut-out portions C2. The supplemental supportinglegs D are each bentupon themselves at their lower ends to form sockets Dl for the shanlcsof the usual caster-brackets carrying the rollers D2. Each of thesupplemental legs D is out out or reduced in width in its upper portion,whereby it is adapted to fit into the cut-out portion C2 of the rocker.`Each leg D has secured to it a plate D3, crimped to register with thecrimped portion of one of the plates C3, and in the crimped portion ofthe plate D3 is journaled one end of one of the pivotpins C4. It isobvious, therefore, that the leg D can be swung into alinement with therocker to which it is pivoted, or it maybe swung downward parallel tothe supporting-leg B, forming virtually an eXtension of the saine.

To lock the adjustable supplemental legs D in the desired position,plates E are pivoted to the legs I3 and at their lower ends are curvedto form foot portions E. Each plate E has a lug E2 extending from oneside and On each side of the body is arranged a pin A7, which isengagedby a catch AS, pivwhich is bent back on the plate, forming a ICOplate D3, and the leg D is swung into operative or vertical position.The plate E is then turned back to its normal position, and the hookformed by the lug E2 engages the upper portion of the leg D and holds itin a vertical position.

To convert the cradle into a childs bed, it is only necessary to liftthe catches A8 and swing the end frame A' to a horizontal position,locking it in that position by again engaging the pins A7 With thecatches A8. The hood A3 then becomes the head of the bed.

On the forward part of the hood are arranged brackets F, carryingbetween thema bar F', to which a netting may be secured to protect thechild from flies.

It will be obvious that where the rockers and supporting-legs are formedof wood instead of metal many ch anges in minor details would berequired in View of the change of material, the bent pieces B' beingdispensed lwith and the sockets for the casters being formed in theusual manner. These departures fromthe details of construction shown anddescribed do not, however, effect the merits of my invention or departfrom the scope of same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a cradle-body, of apivoted end piece extendingvertically above the sides, means for locking said end piece in avertical position, a framel forming a hood carried by the end piece andextending over the body of the cradle, side members connected to saidhood and adapted to rest on the sides of said cradle-bod y when the endpiece is in a Vertical position, and means for locking the end piece ina horizontal position, whereby the end piece becomes an extension of thecradle-bottom and the hood becomes the end piece of said extension.

2. The combination with a body portion of a cradle, of the rectangular,pivoted frame A', carrying at one end the frame A3,arran ged at a rightangle to the frame A', the said frame A', being adapted when swung intoavertical position to form an end piece ofthe body portion and when swungin a horizontal position, to form an extension of the bottom of the bodyportion, the frame A3, being adapted to form a hood when the frame A',is in a vertical position and to form an end piece when the frame A', isin a horizontal position, a pin carried by the body portion, and a catchcarried by the frame A', and adapted to engage the pin when the frameA', is in a vertical or horizontal position.

3. A convertible cradle comprising a body portion and rockers, anadjustable end piece adapted to swing downward and extend the length ofthe body portion, and supplemental rollercarrying legs adapted to forman extension of the rockers and to be swung downward below the rockersinto a vertical position.

4. A combined cradle and childs bed comprising abodyportion havingsupporting-legs, rockers secured to the lower ends of said legs, aswinging frame, pivoted at one end of the body portion and adapted toform an end piece when adjusted in a vertical position and to form anextension of the body portion when adj usted in ahorizontal position,supplemental legs pivoted to the ends of the rockers and adapted to beswung into alinement with said rockers or to be adjusted parallel to thesupporting-legs of the body portion, and rollers carried by thesupplemental legs.

5. The combination with an extensible cradle of the kind described,rockers carried by said cradle, said rockers being reduced in widthadjacent their ends, pivot-pins carried by said reduced portions,adjustable supplemental legs reduced in their upper portions andjournaled on said pivot-pins, rollers carried by said supplemental legs,and means for locking the said legs in the desired position.

JOHN BARTA.

Vitnesses:

JOSEPH L. VoBoRsKY, VRELow KRAL.

